Shopping for Rickman
It all started with a post on one of my Snarry communities, a random art post by laeticiav of her BJDs (which I learned today stands for "ball jointed dolls"):
A posterized version titled "Hush"
It reminded me there were Snape things out there I hadn't shopped for yet (or specifically, Rickman things -- I've concluded that now that I own every piece of Rickman movie footage money can buy (and even some it can't), now I have to turn to Rickman dollies. And since no one has put out a Colonel Brandon figure (have they? why haven't they?), that means Snape dollies).
When I run out of dollies to buy, I fear my next step will be pillowcases and keychains and potholders, any tacky old thing with Alan's face silkscreened on it, to get my fix.
Unfortunately this particular doll is apparently a DIM (Doll in Mind™) "Minimee", made by a Korean company that released a doll head modeled after Rickman. From what I gather, the head is a blank that requires you to not only paint it yourself but apply your own hair and eyes. I tracked down one "Snape" Minimee for sale by someone who said she paid $350 all told. SKATCHAMAGOWZA.
In the course of my frantic Googling I also tracked down this doll made by Tonner:
Supposedly also modeled after Rickman's face (though I'm not really feeling it), this retails for around $170. Limited edition of 1500, which normally would be the magic words to make my wallet appear, except something about the hair just looks too silly and seeing Alan's face is too much of a stretch for that amount. I might live to regret passing this up, but it wouldn't be the first time.
Still, I think we can all agree the workmanship has come light years from the original Snape put out by Mattel all those years ago:
(OT: Can I just mention this? I'm really sick of websites with a "click for larger" button, which then pops up the exact same sized picture in its own window. Is anyone fooled by this?)
Anyhoo. Dolls weren't going to work, but in the course of my travels I came across resin busts. There are two very nice-looking ones made by Gentle Giant.
This one came out a year or more ago and is sold out everywhere (also limited edition 1500), though is pictured on enough websites to keep me on a merry chase that could take hours if I let it
ADDENDUM: I found one site that tantalizingly didn't have an order form, but rather a "submit request" page for item availability. Not wanting to leave any stone unturned, I submitted a request. I just heard back from the seller, who admitted he "packed so much stuff away when eBay raised their prices" he didn't know if he had it or not (he doubted it though). So I get to live with the slim possibility that he DOES haunting me the rest of my life.
This one apparently made a debut at the latest Comic Con and is still "pending approval." I approve! Let's get it out there!
Let me tell you, there's not a lot of satisfaction to be had from shopping for things that aren't actually for sale. So instead I turned to this sculpture from NECA:
I really hope it looks better than my exceedingly disappointing NECA 7-inch Snape action figure
While I was over at eBay, I noticed some of these life-size cardboard standees in my search for "giant." And, well, I bought one.
I remember when I first joined the fandom and saw pictures of a superfan posing with one of these, and thought "Oh boy, crazy." I had no idea what a thin line it actually was
Speaking of eBay, if you think it's easy searching on there when the engine is adamant that I meant to search for "snap," think again.
I just have to throw this out there too, something else I wandered into:
"Mrs. Ludacris Snape." Do you think that's photoshopped on, or the guy is really that secure? For reals, yo
I guess for now I have to be happy to have a collection of photos of Snape collectible items.
A posterized version titled "Hush"
It reminded me there were Snape things out there I hadn't shopped for yet (or specifically, Rickman things -- I've concluded that now that I own every piece of Rickman movie footage money can buy (and even some it can't), now I have to turn to Rickman dollies. And since no one has put out a Colonel Brandon figure (have they? why haven't they?), that means Snape dollies).
When I run out of dollies to buy, I fear my next step will be pillowcases and keychains and potholders, any tacky old thing with Alan's face silkscreened on it, to get my fix.
Unfortunately this particular doll is apparently a DIM (Doll in Mind™) "Minimee", made by a Korean company that released a doll head modeled after Rickman. From what I gather, the head is a blank that requires you to not only paint it yourself but apply your own hair and eyes. I tracked down one "Snape" Minimee for sale by someone who said she paid $350 all told. SKATCHAMAGOWZA.
In the course of my frantic Googling I also tracked down this doll made by Tonner:
Supposedly also modeled after Rickman's face (though I'm not really feeling it), this retails for around $170. Limited edition of 1500, which normally would be the magic words to make my wallet appear, except something about the hair just looks too silly and seeing Alan's face is too much of a stretch for that amount. I might live to regret passing this up, but it wouldn't be the first time.
Still, I think we can all agree the workmanship has come light years from the original Snape put out by Mattel all those years ago:
(OT: Can I just mention this? I'm really sick of websites with a "click for larger" button, which then pops up the exact same sized picture in its own window. Is anyone fooled by this?)
Anyhoo. Dolls weren't going to work, but in the course of my travels I came across resin busts. There are two very nice-looking ones made by Gentle Giant.
This one came out a year or more ago and is sold out everywhere (also limited edition 1500), though is pictured on enough websites to keep me on a merry chase that could take hours if I let it
ADDENDUM: I found one site that tantalizingly didn't have an order form, but rather a "submit request" page for item availability. Not wanting to leave any stone unturned, I submitted a request. I just heard back from the seller, who admitted he "packed so much stuff away when eBay raised their prices" he didn't know if he had it or not (he doubted it though). So I get to live with the slim possibility that he DOES haunting me the rest of my life.
This one apparently made a debut at the latest Comic Con and is still "pending approval." I approve! Let's get it out there!
Let me tell you, there's not a lot of satisfaction to be had from shopping for things that aren't actually for sale. So instead I turned to this sculpture from NECA:
I really hope it looks better than my exceedingly disappointing NECA 7-inch Snape action figure
While I was over at eBay, I noticed some of these life-size cardboard standees in my search for "giant." And, well, I bought one.
I remember when I first joined the fandom and saw pictures of a superfan posing with one of these, and thought "Oh boy, crazy." I had no idea what a thin line it actually was
Speaking of eBay, if you think it's easy searching on there when the engine is adamant that I meant to search for "snap," think again.
I just have to throw this out there too, something else I wandered into:
"Mrs. Ludacris Snape." Do you think that's photoshopped on, or the guy is really that secure? For reals, yo
I guess for now I have to be happy to have a collection of photos of Snape collectible items.